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Telecommunications

GITA provides strategic oversight and leadership to develop advanced telecommunications (Broadband) service and infrastructure throughout Arizona. Major goals of the telecommunications program include:

  • Establish and coordinate statewide telecommunications policy.

  • Bring together public and private entities to address shared telecommunications interests.
    Assist the planning for public and private telecommunications systems.

  • Study, evaluate and advise state agencies, the legislature, institutions of higher education, tribes and local governments on matters of telecommunications policy, including services and systems, and telecommunications procurement practices.

  • Coordinate telecommunications grant requests to the federal government.

  • Participate in national discussions about telecommunications infrastructure and issues and coordinate public and private sector conversations and plans concerning innovative telecommunications projects, programs and demonstrations.

  • Advocate economic development issues relating to telecommunications.

Rural broadband development

GITA has been involved in several initiatives to encourage the development of telecommunication infrastructure in rural areas of the State. In these partnerships, GITA utilizes the award winning Telecommunication Open Partnership of Arizona (TOPAZ) to guide agency interactions in telecommunication projects throughout the State. TOPAZ encourages State and local government organizations to actively partner with, and be the anchor tenant for, private sector broadband infrastructure build-out projects.

Communications Infrastructure Advisory Committee (CIAC)

GITA provides staffing support and strategic direction to the Arizona Communications Infrastructure Advisory Committee. This Public/Private committee is part of the Governor’s Council on Innovation and Technology (GCIT). The CIAC focuses on the issues related to the ubiquitous deployment of Broadband capability to all of Arizona. Key issues include Middle Mile, Last Mile, Right-of-Way and definition funding solutions. Current efforts are concentrated on Rural Arizona along with other deficit areas in both Urban and Rural settings.

Arizona GIS Broadband Survey

GITA’s intent for this Broadband Assessment Geographic Information System (GIS) Study - completed January 2009, is as a Phase1 step toward a full GIS Survey of Arizona’s broadband infrastructure. A completed Survey will provide Arizona’s decision makers details about Broadband capacities and deficits areas across Arizona’s landscape, leading to better decisions about broadband deployment, economic development, the digital delivery of education, health care and government services, statewide.

In the Information Age, knowing the availability or deficits of Broadband infrastructure in a particular area is critical for decisions about quality of life for that area. We believe the Study to be the most current view of what is happening nationally regarding implementation strategies for Broadband surveys, and general Broadband policies in the States. It is our hope that others can benefit from this Study and thereby move closer to the goal of ubiquitous Broadband availability.
 

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Last updated: 06/10/2009

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Broadband Telecommunications

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